Wind capacity vs Renewable share of electricity generation in United States
In 2025, wind capacity in United States was 159 gigawatts; renewable share of electricity generation was 25.6%.
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United States, annual figures, spaced by time from 2024 to 2025 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Renewable share of electricity generation
Unit: % · 2 observations
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| Period | Wind capacity | Renewable share of electricity generation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 152 gigawatts EIA | 24.1% Ember |
| 2025 | 159 gigawatts EIA | 25.6% Ember |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Wind capacity
Total cumulative wind electricity generating capacity.
2 observations charted in United States (of 4 annual records) · source organisations: EIA
Renewable share of electricity generation
Renewable sources' share of total electricity generation.
2 observations charted in United States (of 26 annual records) · source organisations: Ember
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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